The Cosby Show: Season 6

1989 · 26 episodes

What Season 6 of The Cosby Show

The Huxtables live at 10 Stigwood Avenue in Brooklyn. Cliff is an obstetrician and inherited his love of jazz from his father, a trombonist. Clair is a lawyer and treats her law office with the same dedication she gives her home. Together they raise five children: Sondra, Denise, Theo, Vanessa and Rudy. The season opens with Denise returning from Africa with her new husband and stepdaughter. From there, family routines are filled with arguments. Theo and his roommates end up on the street after reenacting an anecdote from Cliff, Vanessa and her friends get into trouble with alcohol, and Rudy steals money from his mother to buy a sweatshirt. Cliff and Clair keep day-to-day life going while trying to understand children who want to make more and more of their own decisions.

26episodes

Sep 21, 1989premiered

May 3, 1990latest episode

9.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 6 Episodes

6x01 Denise: The Saga Continues
Sep 21, 1989 · 22 min
Denise returns from Africa, with a new husband and stepdaughter in tow.
Written by: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Peter Costa, Deon Richmond, Lisa Rieffel, Reno Wilson
6x02 Surf's Up
Sep 28, 1989 · 22 min
After recreating one of Cliff's stories, Theo and his roommates are kicked out of their apartment.
Writer: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Anthony Quinn, Spike Alexander, Keith Diamond, Carmen Finestra
6x03 I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd
Oct 5, 1989 · 22 min
Vanessa and her friends get drunk playing a drinking game.
Written by: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Essence Atkins, Lisa Rieffel, Pam Potillo, Elizabeth Narvaez
6x04 Denise Kendall: Navy Wife
Oct 12, 1989 · 22 min
Denise forgets to respond to a letter from the Navy and confirm that she and Martin want housing on the naval base in Rhode Island.
Written by: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Wanakee Legardy, Charles Brown
6x05 Theo's Gift
Oct 19, 1989 · 22 min
Theo is diagnosed with dyslexia, a learning disability which contributed to the academic problems he has had over the years.
Directing: Jay Sandrich · Writer: Mark St. Germain · Starring: Michelle Thomas, Alva Chinn
6x06 Denise Kendall: Babysitter
Oct 26, 1989 · 23 min
Denise and Olivia babysit Winnie and Nelson (Sondra and Elvin's twins).
Written by: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Monique Reynolds, Domonique Reynolds, Raynor Scheine, Chris Griggs
6x07 Shall We Dance?
Nov 2, 1989 · 22 min
Rudy and one of her classmates have a crush on each other, but peer pressure could ruin things.
Directed by: Jay Sandrich · Written by: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Deon Richmond, Elaine Stritch, Naoka Nakagawa, Tatyana Ali
6x08 The Day the Spores Landed
Nov 9, 1989 · 22 min
Cliff dreams that men worldwide have become pregnant -- including his son Theo, his sons-in-law Elvin and Martin, and himself. Voice-over by NBC News correspondent John Palmer.
Writer: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Earle Hyman, Wallace Shawn, Clarice Taylor, Lanny Flaherty
6x09 Cliff's Wet Adventure
Nov 16, 1989 · 22 min
Denise invites Martin's ex-wife Paula for Thanksgiving dinner. Clair continues to send Cliff to the store for last-minute groceries, despite the fact that it is a cold and rainy Thanksgiving Day.
Directed by: Jay Sandrich · Written by: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Deon Richmond, Earle Hyman, Victoria Rowell, Troy Winbush
6x10 Grampy and Nu-Nu Visit the Huxtables
Nov 30, 1989 · 22 min
Martin's parents (Olivia's grandparents) come for a visit.
Starring: Nancy Wilson, Moses Gunn
6x11 Cliff la Dolce
Dec 7, 1989 · 22 min
Cliff is in charge while Clair and Denise are out of town.
Directed by: Jay Sandrich · Written by: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Deon Richmond, Elaine Stritch, Michelle Thomas, Reno Wilson
6x12 Getting to Know You
Dec 14, 1989 · 22 min
As Christmas approaches, Cliff and Martin get to know each other better. Denise and Martin recreate their wedding ceremony, which allows Cliff to give his daughter away.
Writer: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Tracey Ross, Karen Williams, Joanna Rhinehart
6x13 Elvin Pays for Dinner
Jan 4, 1990 · 22 min
Elvin takes two female college friends to dinner to reminisce and Sondra becomes very upset.
Directing: Jay Sandrich · Starring: Tonya Pinkins, Monique Reynolds, Domonique Reynolds, Chris Griggs
6x14 Cliff's Nightmare
Jan 11, 1990 · 22 min
Guest appearance by The Muppets (Performed by Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, and Kevin Clash.) Voice-over by Wallace Shawn.
Written by: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Wallace Shawn, Steve Whitmire, Carmen Finestra, Dave Goelz
6x15 Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor
Jan 18, 1990 · 22 min
Denise causes trouble while trying to help Vanessa get a date.
Writer: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Malinda Williams, Garland Whitt, Danielle Burgio
6x16 The Birthday Party
Jan 25, 1990 · 22 min
Olivia's 4th birthday.
Written by: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Kharisma, Jonathan Halyalkar, Markita Prescott
6x17 Not Everybody Loves the Blues
Feb 1, 1990 · 22 min
Theo thinks about proposing to Justine. Kenny, who was "born to sing the blues," gets the chance to sing with a legendary blues singer/guitarist.
Directed by: Chuck Vinson · Written by: Mark St. Germain · Starring: Deon Richmond, B.B. King, Michelle Thomas, Danielle Burgio
6x18 Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side
Feb 8, 1990 · 22 min
Rudy steals money from Clair to buy a sweatshirt.
Directing: Jay Sandrich · Writers: Ehrich Van Lowe, Lore Kimbrough · Starring: Deon Richmond, Nicole Leach, Naoka Nakagawa, Gilbert Cruz
6x19 Mr. Sandman
Feb 15, 1990 · 22 min
Rudy is forced to take tap dancing lessons for a school project. Cliff is presented with a "challenge" he cannot resist.
Writer: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Elaine Stritch, Sandman Sims
6x20 Isn't It Romantic?
Feb 22, 1990 · 22 min
Cliff, Elvin and Martin secretly compete to determine who is the most romantic husband in the Huxtable family.
Written by: Carmen Finestra
6x21 Theo's Dirty Laundry
Mar 15, 1990 · 22 min
Cliff and Clair discover that Theo has moved in with Justine.
Directing: Jay Sandrich · Writer: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Victoria Rowell, Michelle Thomas
6x22 What's It All About?
Mar 22, 1990 · 22 min
Clair is burned out from work and family pressures and hurries off to the woods.
Directing: Jay Sandrich · Writer: Carmen Finestra · Starring: Edmund Lyndeck
6x23 Off to See the Wretched
Apr 5, 1990 · 22 min
Vanessa and her friends sneak out of town to attend a concert in Baltimore, but encounter huge problems along the way.
Directed by: Malcolm-Jamal Warner · Written by: Mark St. Germain · Starring: Alec Mapa, Lisa Rieffel, Pam Potillo, Elizabeth Narvaez
6x24 The Moves
Apr 19, 1990 · 22 min
The Huxtables' nerdy neighbor (Wallace Shawn) reinvents himself after a divorce.
Writer: Mark St. Germain · Starring: Wallace Shawn, Mercedes Ruehl
6x25 Live and Learn
Apr 26, 1990 · 22 min
Denise wants to become a teacher . . . without finishing college.
Starring: Max Roach, Suzzanne Douglas
6x26 The Storyteller Season Finale
May 3, 1990 · 22 min
"Gram Tee", Cliff's 98 year old great aunt, comes to visit the family.
Writer: Lore Kimbrough · Starring: Minnie Gentry, Mavis Staples, Monique Reynolds, Domonique Reynolds